The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-20

ley Frank Carpenter Will preach to
morrow (SIuday) morning aud evening IN
the Elkton NJ. Z church.
+ +. Bradbury ~ Son ami John w.
Cantwell have purchased a drove q, cattle
from VIM. 4. Lee, and will kill twice a
week.
A horse brongingto Mr.. o. =. Clemson
was gored to death by an Alderney bull AT
his farm about three miles from town on
Thursday night.
The members of Trinity T. L. Church
and Sunday School picnicrd at Locust Point
on Thursday. 1t was an enjoyable occasion
to all attending.
Rev ID. H. Laverty, of Allegheny
county, Md, will preach at the Preshy-
terian church tomorrow Sunday both
morning and evening.
The next meeting of the Conowingo w
c. T. t will be held at the Welsh Chapel
near Peters Creek, on Thursday, Aug. 10Th
An invitation is extended to all.
A horse belonging to Mr., w. Il. GroSh
attached To Il wa@on.tulI OF truck ran away
on Main street on Wcdn, sday morning. II
was stopped before any damage was done.
The colored peoples excursion TO Rock
away Beach ON Friday was well attended.
The Elkton Colored Cornet Band accom-
panied the excursion aud rendered good
music.
The Calvert Band of Hope will meet to-
day at Mr.. + b. Ca:h lrt's. y full atten-
parations tor joint meeting with the w.
G. r. L.
A citizen of Elk Neck drove beyond
MdGletown one day this week after peaches
and failed to find any. He says the fruit
is very scarce and high.priced in that neigh
borhood.
The attention of the readers of the
WIG is called to the advertisement of the
two very desirable farms of the StackhouSe
estate advertised by John :. Writ and
VIM. S. Evans assigneeS.
The argeSt crops of wheat and grass
raised in Cecil county the past season, We're
grown by practical farmers who use Eureka
fertilizers, manufactured by the Eureka
Fertilizer Company, Perryville, Md.
Thomas II. Lort, has received Il full
line of wall papers of all kinds and prices,
including gifts, satins, micas, ottom7lns,
flats, white and brown backs. Prices have
been reduced and now range from eight to
forty cents.
The President OF the Farmers Associa-
ton, of Maryland has called a meeting to
be held in Baltimore on September liGh to
consider the report of the committee on
taxation. The farmers of the State grnrr-
ally are invited.
The Loyal Legion connect al with the
Elktun WomanS Christian Temper. nee
Union had a enjoyable picnic at Locust
Point on "Wednesday afternoon. The chill
dren were conveyed to and from the picnic
grounds in the band wagon.
Mr.. George w. X arsner who holds a
responsible position with y. 5. Abel x Co.,
owners and publishers of the Baltimore SIM
was in E!kton on Wednesday. He was on
Ills " az uplliS ~ WY w mere
he had been visiting his uncle DR.. VIM.
karsner.
1t is said that Mr.. Duncan Neazey, who
formerly represented Cecil county in the
legislature, will be appointed in few days
to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of
7. 5. Nixdortf, the auditor, assistant. The
place is a very good one, paying $500 Il
year. Mr.. Neaz y passed very creditable
civil-service examination. He has recently
been practlcing law in Baltimore.
The weekly meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Association of the NJ. E. Church on
Wednesday evening last one of I'M
usual interest. Miss Bessie Terrell sang a
solo entitled o. Little Word" and Misses
Addie Brown and Grace Wells sang the
duet Even Me-" Miss Maggie Carpenter,
of Wilmington, Del, read selection. Day
Cantwell read ''rhe Parsons Vacation"
Master Frank Leeke of Baltimore sarg a
solo 'Tne Old, Old Story" His brother
Master Harry Leeke played the accompani-
ment
Mr. William NJ. Singerly is having cen
siderable trouble with his pretty little yacht
he 'tless. She is not speedy enough to suit
his tastes so since her launch few months
ago, he has been experimenting with diff
fer4nt makes of propellers to get one that
would be satisfactory, but all to no purpose.
On Friday she left Moore's ship-yard Will
mngton, with her fourth wheel which vas
l,-rr nF p,,+| ,l L.,
of a different pitch than the previous one
which was also nade by Trout. This
fourth venture has again proved failure
and the RESTLESS returned IA few days later
to try her fifth wheel of a still another
pitch but made by Trout. The yacht has
not proved as fast as was desired The other
day she had ''scrape'' with the steamer
Wilmington on the Delaware river and
came out second best.
The legislature of 1856 passed the fol-
lowing law:
cit shall not be lawful for the trustees of
the poor of the city of Baltimore or the
commissioners or trustees of the poor of any
of the counties OF the state to receive into or
child between three and sixteen years of age
for a longer period than ninety days unless
such child be an unteachahle idiot, All cpl
leptic, or a paralytic, or otherwise so dis
abled or deformed as to re:-der it incapable
of labor or service" Information having
been furnished authorities in Baltimore
that this law was being violated in Cecil
county Captain George W. Parker, agent of
the society for the prevention of cruelty to
children, on Friday of last week accom-
panied by Dr. J. II. lamar, secretary of the
local board of health, and Thomas Bremen
ESD, visited the almshouSe. They found
three children there that come under
the above act. There are two colored chill
dren, one five and the other three years Old,
and one white child aged three years. They
will be taken TO institutions in Baltimore,
where the associations will be better than
ut the almshousp, and where they will be
suitably educated.
Personals.
Robin Nelson is rustiGatng at Atlantic
City, stopping at the Aldine.
The Misses Everist of Port Deposit, art. ut
Mr.. Lyburn WEittakcr's East Nottingham
| Chester county, Pa.
c. b. Moore and family of Washington